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Artist’s Voice: The Return of Radio
This month, community members will audition for and perform a radio-show script from the 1940s, complete with analog sound effects and...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Oct 1, 20212 min read
Meals Con Amore
Manhattan Beach resident Christina Minutillo offers tried-and-true Italian recipes, beautiful photography, and treasured family stories...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Sep 9, 20213 min read
WAM Block Party: You're Invited
The Westchester Arts & Music Block Party offers up food, drink, live performances, and activities for all ages in support of a good...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Sep 9, 20213 min read
El Segundo ArtWalk Is Back!
After a one-year hiatus, El Segundo’s beloved summertime art event returns this month. By Maureen Kingsley El Segundo ArtWalk will return...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Aug 10, 20213 min read
Introducing Sam Lee
El Segundo’s new Cultural Arts Coordinator, Cultural Development and Communications, Sam Lee, has a professional background in art...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Aug 10, 20215 min read
A Gem of a Bookstore
A beautifully designed and community-focused book shop, The Book Jewel, has opened in Westchester’s Triangle district. By Maureen...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Aug 10, 20213 min read
Art Meets Landscape at Desert X
El Segundo resident and Art & Culture Advisory Committee member Michael Kreski recently visited and documented the Coachella Valley’s...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Jul 12, 20213 min read
In Bloom at ESMoA
Krystal Chang is ESMoA’s LAB resident for 2021. She creates across the disciplines of architecture, landscape design, and floral design....
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Jul 12, 20213 min read
From Big Tobacco to Tiny Treasures
El Segundo has secured its very own Art-o-Mat art vending machine made from a 20th-century relic. By Maureen Kingsley Visitors to El...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Jul 12, 20213 min read
El Segundo Eats: Nomad Eatery
Occupying the former home of Jackson’s Food and Drink at 2041 Rosecrans Avenue in El Segundo, the new Nomad Eatery offers an eclectic mix...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Jun 8, 20211 min read
Not So Fragile
Vistamar School students present a play live and in person for the first time in 14 months. By Keira Stenson Although everyone can likely...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Jun 8, 20213 min read
Dad With a Dark Side
El Segundo resident and devoted dad Eric Beetner is a prolific author of escapist fiction. By Maureen Kingsley Eric Beetner (right) with...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Jun 4, 202110 min read
Black in Mayberry Screening
The documentary makes its public debut. El Segundo for Black Lives (ESBL) and ESMoA are collaborating on a program series that includes a...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
May 4, 20212 min read
A Pandemic Year in Images
El Segundo-based photographer Sarah Ainsworth experienced a creative shift during the past year, re-discovering her own yard and...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
May 4, 20214 min read
Public Art: A Primer
Publicly placed works of art that delight, stimulate, challenge, or entertain those who encounter them are important contributions to...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
May 1, 20215 min read
Grab a Good Read
This month, El Segundo Public Library Assistant Roz Templin reviews Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots. By Roz Templin It’s not often that I...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Feb 1, 20213 min read
100 Years of CHLA's El Segundo Auxiliary
El Segundo boasts the second-oldest auxiliary group in existence supporting Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. In 2020, the group turned...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Feb 1, 20214 min read
El Segundo Creates With Adriana
Meet the artist, art instructor, and parent of two behind the local Create With Adriana events. By Adriana Ochoa El Segundo resident...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Jan 4, 20214 min read
"Lights, Camera, Action!" in the Coviddle Ages
By Mickey Blaine “Lights, camera, action!” has taken on an entirely different meaning during what I refer to as the Coviddle Ages....
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Jan 4, 20213 min read
Free "Home for the Holidays" event for the El Segundo community on December 17
Hey, El Segundo neighbors! Make a little time on the evening of Thursday, December 17 for the virtual "Home for the Holidays" event...
Maureen Kingsley, Editor
Dec 8, 20201 min read
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